Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-15
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal rev.
enue, $246, ,467; CUSTOMS $685., ,522.

SMUGGLING OPIUM THROUGH CANADA.-Assistant
Secretary Maynard has informed the collector ol
customs at Rochester, N. Y, that the Department
is in receipt OF Information to the effect that per-
opium, by way OF the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
TO places on the Canadian frontier, whence, II
successfully smuggied, 1t is shipped to San Fran
cisco and other Pacific ports. The collector Is In
structed to use his utmost vigilance to prevent
such illegal 1mportations. ilF7't.p
THE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT received but one
bid in response to his advertisement for proposals
to furnish CRATE bars for steam boilers In the
Treasury buildlng-that OF w. s. Moore Of Alex
dria, Va, at three cents per pound.
To EXAMINE THE SARATOGA AND JAMES
TOwN.-Chief Constructor Wilson has ordered
statutory boards of survey to examine the train
ing-shlps Saratoga and jamestown and report the
cost OF repairing the vessels.
NAVAL ORDERs-Capt. c. NJ. Schoonmaker and
Commander Geo. w. CONN have been detailed as
members OF general court-martial to convene In
New York on the nth inst Passed Assistant Sur
geon p. NJ. kixey has been ordered to the naval
dtSpenSary, Washington, ID. c. Ensign c. NJ. Nc
COrmck has been detached from the Bureau OF
Navigation and ordered to the Fish Commission
steam steamer T Aloatross % The orders OF Lieut.. F. W.
has been ordered to the Wabash.
Army ORDERs-Capt. ]. s. Loud, 9th cavalry.
hdo UcCu OiuCiCu W OCuCISOu DdIIdCkSt MO., dS u
witness before the court-martial. Leaves OF alb
sence for one and three months respectively have
been granted Major j. p. Hawkins c0mmiSSary OF
subsistence, and First Lieut. +. w. Mansfield, 11th
cavalry, and David j. Gibbon, Troop F, 9TH cav
airy have been ordered to exchange commands.
PATENTS TO WAsHINGToNiANs-P Patents have
been issued to citizens OF the District as follows:
Joseph c. Fowler and Edward A. Henkle, four pat
prtntin0 m NJ ofp
ScruDblng-brush; VIM. 4. Duvall, Drtck machine;
Alex. II. $. Davis trunk lock; John w. Foster,
tension device for sewing machines; Henry T.
Giles, balanced slide valve
GETTING READY FOR THE SEssroN.-New carpets
are being laid in the Senate chamber and hall OF
the House, and everything is being put in readne
for the meeting OF Congress. on both sides OF the
Capital there has been general cleaning up, and
wherever one moves the warning sign Or "patnt
StareS him in the face.
ALL THE APPEALED CASES DISPOSED oF.-Mr.
Hawkins, the Assistant Secretary OF the Interior
Department, states that for the first time In the
history OF the Department the pension appeal
cases pending before the board Of appeals OF the
Interior Department are disposed Of and that the
current business is up TO date Last January there
were 1000 cases pending before the board and all
OF these have been passed upon in addition TO the
work In arrears three members OF tns board have
been transferred to the Pension ONCE to assist In
the work In that ONCE.
PERsoNAL.-Col Swttzler chief Of the Bureau OF
Statistics left this morning to attend the banquet
of the New York chamber Of commerce to be given
this evening at DelmOnicO'S-C. s. Beardsley OF
New York and Peter Dudley of Chicago are at VII.
lard's.-Gen. Benet, Senator HiscOck and Robert
NJ. Hooper, United states cOnsul-general to Paris
We're In New York last night.-JaS. X. Blackwell
OF Pttsburg, TheO. Z. Beck OF Newark, T. ID. shaw
OF Louisville, w. b. Fletcher OF the Navy, Hon.
Edw. Baxter OF Nashville, and Frank Billings Oi
Cleveland are at the Ebbitt.-W. w. Rousseau Of
Troy and +. II. Clark OF the Navy are at the Riggs
Clayton McMichael OF Philadelphia Is at Welck-
ers.-G. F. Thompson OF New York is at Worm.
ley's-OreStes Cleveland OF Jersey City, Geo. H.
Benjamin OF New York, ana Judge Thomas Dent
OF Chicago are at the eArlingtOn.-Harry T. Katski
OF New York IS at the MetropOlitan.-E. Lichten.
stein and l. Kraft OF New York and Rev. John
Barry OF South Carolina are at the NATIONAL
Professor NewcOmb has moved to 1870 street
where Mrs. and Miss NewcOmb Will be ready 20 re-
ceive their friends on Fridays after December j.